Why shoot 8K if your viewers are on a headset or smartphone that can only render 4K? Insta360’s new CrystalView player solves this problem. It lets viewers watch 8K 360° video in full quality on Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go, and mainstream iOS and Android phones.

CrystalView 8K Playback

Clear and crisp. Any way you look at it.

CrystalView works by converting your footage into a specially segmented sphere. When a viewer plays it back in this format, their device will render exactly the area of the scene they’re looking at — in full 8K quality — adapting in real time as they look around.

3. Navigate to your iOS device in iTunes. Under File Sharing, find Insta360Moment, and open the folder called “IMPORT”.

4. Create a new folder named “IMPORT” on your computer, then copy and paste your vrb file to this new folder.

5. Copy and paste the new “IMPORT” folder to Insta360Moment/IMPORT under File Sharing in iTunes, replacing the original folder. Files already stored in the app on your phone do not need to be added again.

6. Open the Insta360Moment app, refresh the content list, and then select and play the newly added file.